Nonelastic constant equalized tension garter



J. N. RHODES 2,442,905

NONELASTIC CONSTANT EQUALIZED TENSION GARIER 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 June 8, 1948.

Filed March 8, 1946 INVENTOR.

JESSE NEWTON RHODES ATTORNEYS June 8, 1948. J, N. RHODES NONELASTIC CONSTANT EQUALIZED TENSION GARTER 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed March 8, 1946 INVENTOR.

JESSE NEWTON RHODES A'ITD RN EYS Patented June 8, 1948 NONELASTIC CONSTANT EQUALIZED TENSION GARTER Jesse Newton Rhodes, Riverhead, N. Y.

Application March 8, 1946, Serial No. 53,023

2 Claims.

The invention relates to a constantly equalized non-elastic tensioning garter for womens wear.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a garter of this character, wherein a girdle carries fore and aft thereof self adjusting non-elastic hose garters, these being adapted for constant equalizing tension upon such hose during the wearing thereof.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a garter of this character, wherein the tension will remain effective and that such tension will be constant, whether the person is standing, sitting or walking and friction against the skin is eliminated, the under part of the garter next to the skin of the wearer is laid on or lifted from the skin, without any sliding motion.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a garter of this character, wherein it is applicable to various types of girdles, and is comfortably worn, it being easy on hosiery \m'thout tearing thereof.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a garter of this character, which is simple in construction, thoroughly reliable and efficient in operation, strong, durable, readily and easily applied to and removed from attachment to hose, neat in appearance and inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which disclose .the preferred embodiment of the invention and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is an elevation of a girdle with associated garter constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a view of the garter from the front of a wearer.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 from the rear of the wearer.

Figure 4 is a plan view of one of the strap hanger members.

Figure 5 is a top edge view thereof.

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 4 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 7 is a sectional view taken on the line 1-1 of Figure 1 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 8 is a view similar to Figure 4 looking toward the rear side of one of the guide members.

Figure 9 is a sectional view taken on the line 9-9 of Figure 8 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawings.

Referring to the drawings in detail, especially Figures 1 to 7 inclusive, A designates generally a womans girdle, which may be of any standard construction and is fastened in wearing position in any suitable manner for embracing the waist and hip areas in the usual well known fashion, while B denotes the upper portions of hosiery in wearing position on a wearer.

The garter constituting the present invention can be considered a separate unity from the girdle as it is applicable to all types of the latter, and comprises a pair of hanger members each involving a base plate I0, having cut and out struck therefrom a rounded bale bar I I, Figs. 4, 5 and 6, and this plate I0 is secured by rivets or otherwise as at l2 to the exterior face l3 of the girdle A, one at each side thereof directly above the hip area, while below the said members having the base plates I0 and spaced outwardly to opposite sides thereof and fixed to the said girdle are pairs of guide members, Figs, 8 and 9, each involving a base plate l4, and cut and stamped outwardly therefrom is a loop web or bar I5, the base plates H3 being secured in place exteriorly of the girdle A by rivets or other fasteners in holes I6 as best seen in Figures 8 and 9 of the drawings.

Trained loosely through the hanger members and the guide members at each side of the girdle A is a strap garter ll, which is made from nonelastic material, preferably a fabric webbing, with the ends thereof attached as at 18 and I9, respectively, to such girdle, whereby there is created an intermediate loop and outside loops 2!] and 2 l, respectively, one of the latter being fore and the other aft of the wearer, as does appear in Figures 2 and 3 of the drawings.

The outside loops 2| suspend loosely hose clasps 22 which are attachable to the hose B, as best seen in Figures 2 and 3 of the drawings, for holding up the said hose, the strap garter being freely shiftable in the members before mentioned, thus giving tension constantly to the wearer of the garter, whether standing, sitting or walking, and friction against the skin is eliminated, the under side of the garter next to the skin being laid on or lifted from the skin, without any sliding motion.

Provision is preferably made for the lengthening of the strap I! as does appear at 23 in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings, to have the garter applicable to various sizes of wearers.

What is claimed is:

1. A constant equalized tension garter for a girdle, comprising hanger members secured appropriately at opposite sides of the girdle and above the lower edge of the girdle, guide members located in pairs spaced from each other beneath the hanger members and at opposite sides thereof, a non-elastic strap garter loosely looped through the hanger member and loosely trained through the guide members, its ends fixed to the girdle at the front and rear of the girdle for presenting loops fore and aft thereof when Worn, and hose clasps loosely engaged in the last named loops, whereby the tension upon the stocking will be equalized between the front and rear thereof.

2. A constant equalized tension garter for a girdle, comprising hanger members secured appropriately at opposite sides of the girdle and above the lower edge of the girdle, guide members located in pairs spaced from each other beneath the hanger members and at opposite sides there- REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name V Date 772,021 Bowen Oct. 11, 1906 1,361,793 Hausen Dec. 7, 1920 1,730,792 Spexarth Oct. 8, 1929 1,814,511 Hebner July 14, 1931 

